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Mr. Gregory Durant from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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More Storybooks for the Lil' Ones

My students need to continue their growth with storybooks that include music. We are constantly looking to grow and use more and more examples of these musical examples in order to expand their horizons.

  • $241 goal

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Some of my students eventually move on to some of the best performing arts high schools in Manhattan. My singers live in New York City and learn to read, sing and appreciate music. They're students who crave a safe, musical environment to thrive!

These young musicians' faces beam when they have music class, as many come from neighborhood public housing without a lot of opportunities for private music lessons.

My students work diligently to increase their musical aptitudes. I see the process year after year. They're truly increasing their musicality.

My Project

Students listen to storybooks as a warmup to most days in music. This project, once fully funded, will be able to give more options and open more horizons for the students so that they aren't constantly repeating stories from one year to the next.

Students need to see themselves in the storybooks whether that means the color of skin, the gender of the character or perhaps the actions of the main characters.

This is important to so many students who have a hard time seeing themselves in many songs, teachers and stories.

Who knows where this may lead but making students feel involved has never had a bad effect.

Mr. Gregory Durant PS 171 Patrick Henry Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

300 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Echoes from Bangladesh • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Peter and The Wolf • Amazon Business $16.07 1 $16.07
Salam Alaikum: A Message of Peace • Amazon Business $14.98 1 $14.98
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin and more stories for young musicians • Amazon Business $13.16 1 $13.16
I Can Be Anything! Don't Tell Me I Can't • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
88 Instruments • Amazon Business $11.95 1 $11.95
You're Perfect the Way You Are! • Amazon Business $10.41 1 $10.41
Never Play Music Right Next to the Zoo • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98
De Colores and Other Latin American Folksongs for Children (Anthology) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin (Aladdin Picture Books) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Row Row Row Your Boat (Iza Trapani's Extended Nursery Rhymes) • Amazon Business $7.95 1 $7.95
I Know a Shy Fellow Who Swallowed a Cello • Amazon Business $6.04 1 $6.04
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey! • Amazon Business $4.80 1 $4.80
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell! • Amazon Business $4.76 1 $4.76

Materials cost

$171.65

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.57

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$204.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.04

Total project goal

$240.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $240.26

5 Donors

-$240.26

Donations toward project cost

-$204.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.04

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 $0.00

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